Alabama State Route 55

State Route 55 marker

State Route 55
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length: 58.758 mi[1] (94.562 km)
Existed: 1940 – present
Major junctions
South end: SR 85 at the Florida state line near Florala
  US 331 in Florala
US 29 in Andalusia
US 84 in Andalusia
North end: I‑65 in Georgiana
Location
Counties: Covington, Conecuh, Butler
Highway system
  • Alabama State Routes
← SR 54SR 56 →

State Route 55 (SR 55) is a 58.758-mile-long (94.562 km) state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern terminus of the highway is at the Florida state line, where the highway continues as Florida State Road 85. The northern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with SR 106 at Georgiana in southern Butler County.

Route description

SR 55 is a continuation of a route heading northward from Fort Walton Beach and Crestview, Florida. It enters the state at the border town of Florala, where it continues as Florida State Road 85. As the highway heads towards Andalusia, it travels through the Conecuh National Forest.

The highway intersects US 29/US 84 at Andalusia, forming a brief wrong-way concurrency, as southbound US 29 shares the same roadway as northbound SR 55, as well as westbound US 84. SR 55 and US 84 are concurrent as they lead northwesterly from Andalusia. At the small community of River Falls, SR 55 splits from US 84 and heads northward towards McKenzie, where it joins with US 31. Just south of Georgiana, US 31 splits from the route which continues to its terminus at SR 106, which connects with Interstate 65 (I-65).

The route is now a four-lane highway from its intersection with US 29 just south of Andalusia northward to its terminus with SR 106 near Georgiana.[2]

This highway is increasing in popularity with travelers headed to the Fort Walton/Destin area.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
CovingtonFlorala0.0000.000 SR 85 south – Crestview, DestinFlorida state line
0.8281.333 US 331 south (SR 9) to SR 54 east – Samson, Panama CitySouth end of US 331/SR 9 concurrency
1.0511.691 US 331 north (Sixth Street / SR 9) – Opp, Montgomery, Florala Municipal AirportNorth end of US 331/SR 9 concurrency
Andalusia23.53937.882Stanley Avenue (SR 15 north) – AndalusiaSouth end of SR 15 concurrency
25.44940.956 US 29 south (SR 15) – BrewtonNorth end of SR 15 concurrency; south end of US 29 concurrency
Three Notch Street – AndalusiaFormer SR 15 north
28.14945.301 US 29 north / US 84 east (M.L. King Jr. Expressway / SR 12) – Opp, LBW Community College Andalusia CampusNorth end of US 29 concurrency; south end of US 84/SR 12 concurrency
River Falls31.44950.612 US 84 west (SR 12) to I‑65 south – EvergreenNorth end of US 84/SR 12 concurrency
Red Level3760 CR 82 (Gantt-Red Level Road) – Red Level, Gantt
Conecuh
 No major junctions
ButlerMcKenzie49.43179.551 US 31 south (SR 3) / South Garland Road – Evergreen, McKenzieSouth end of US 31/SR 3 concurrency
​53.74186.488 US 31 (SR 3) – GreenvilleNorth end of US 31/SR 3 concurrency
Georgiana57.27592.175 SR 106 east – BrantleySouth end of SR 106 concurrency
58.75894.562 I‑65 / SR 106 west – Mobile, MontgomeryNorthern terminus; I-65 exit 114
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

Route map: Bing / Google

KML is from Wikidata
  1. 1 2 Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Hwy. 55 connector completed". The Andalusia Star-News.
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